Launching Writing Workshop

When students struggle with writing, they often feel frustrated and unsuccessful. Helping students to identify their struggles and meeting them where they are is an excellent way to bridge learning gaps. How do we create a recipe to help stimulate intrinsic motivation and effort to enable our students to become better writers? It is imperative that we consider the messages that students write as "words of value." Understanding the deeper content of student writing depends on how we plan, teach, and engage students in the writing process. Although it maybe easier to concentrate on surface level conventions, concrete strategies must be taught so that students will come to the realization that you value their voices and thoughts in their writing efforts.

In launching writing workshop, do you...

• schedule writing daily?
• create a mini lesson meeting and conferring and small group space
• organize and make writing materials accessible to your students
• have clear directives for procedures by displaying a  classroom writing expectation anchor 
• chart
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• Use Mentor Texts: http://writingfix.com/about_us/books.htm

Consider the following prescribed steps and reap the benefits of creating engaged writers in your classroom!

Still need help...consider establishing writing partners for your students. This will provide more collaborative learning experiences in your classroom. :)